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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a news conference after being briefed on the Jesusita fire in Santa Barbara, California May 7, 2009

California forced to issue IOUs 7:38am ET

Cash-strapped California will resort to giving state vendors and agencies IOUs promising payment after lawmakers failed to agree on how to tackle the state's $24.3 billion budget shortfall.  Full Article 

 
One-hundred-dollar notes are placed on a desk for counting in this file image.  REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak
Small business malaise

Delinquent loans at small and medium-sized U.S. businesses jumped in May to new highs for the current recession, according to PayNet.  Full Article 

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Oil 71.15 +1.77% 01 Jul 2009 06:22 EDT
Gold 931.9 +0.48% 01 Jul 2009 06:22 EDT
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff (2nd L) attends his sentencing hearing in New York in this court artist's sketch completed June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Shepard
The Madoff Scandal

Follow all the latest news in the aftermath of Bernard Madoff's sentencing. The disgraced financier received 150 years for perpetrating Wall Street's biggest investment fraud.   Full Coverage 

Tragedy off Comoros
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Friends and relatives react to news of the plane crash off the Comoros.
Italy train derailment
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Iraqis cheer as U.S. troops leave Baghdad
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